I've been told to go to the ER - are they overreacting?
I've had the sharp pain in my chest and shoulder feeling for about 3-4 days now, any deeper than really shallow breaths makes it worse, lying down sucks until ibuprofen kicks in. Ibuprofen helps significantly but it hasn't gone away since it started. Every symptom lines up and it's definitely not life threatening.
I spoke with a nurse on the phone through my insurance, she said go to the ER. I spoke with 2 different walk-in clinics and they said they wouldn't be able to help me. And from what I read online, people who go to the ER just get an appointment with a specialist anyways.
I'd be looking at (at least) $1,500+ USD in ER medical bills which I'm fortunate enough to be able to pay, but would definitely make me struggle bad. And at this point, it seems like the ER would just be "yeah, tests show this is happening. Get a specialist" and send me on my way.
What do you think? I can thug out the pain for another 4 days if it means I save $1,500+.
Edit: 26 year old male, United States